Dr. Charles Ahene

Charles Ahene, MDChB

Staff Physician, Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology Institute

Languages
Spoken
EN
YEARS OF
EXPERIENCE
30

Biography

Dr. Charles Ahene, MDChB, is a Staff Physician in the Anesthesiology Institute at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. Dr. Ahene provides expert anesthesia care to patients undergoing complex heart operations, as well as other areas of anesthesia, including anesthesia for vascular surgery, organ transplantation and general anesthesia.

Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Dr. Ahene worked at several tertiary medical centers and teaching hospitals. He started his career as an Assistant Professor at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, US, where he trained resident physicians and also served as Director of Cardiac Anesthesia.

Following his time in Mississippi, Dr. Ahene moved to Saudi Arabia, where he served as a Consultant Anesthesiologist at King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh. He subsequently relocated to Abu Dhabi, where he was involved in the establishment of the Adult and Pediatric Cardiac Surgical Services at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City.

He is board-certified by the American Board of Anesthesia and board-certified in Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography by the American Board of Echocardiography. He holds medical licenses from the States of Ohio, Pennsylvania, Mississippi and Kentucky in the US. He is also a member of the International Anesthesia Research Society and the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesia.

Dr. Ahene received his degree from the University of Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana and completed his residency in both Internal Medicine and Anesthesiology at Howard University Hospital, Washington, DC. He later completed a fellowship at Cleveland Clinic, Ohio.

PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY

Medical School

1980

1980 - 1987

University of Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB)

Residency

1991

1991 - 1993

Howard University Hospital, Washington, DC, US

Resident, General Anesthesiology
1990

1990 - 1991

Howard University Hospital, Washington, DC, US

Intern, Internal Medicine

Fellowship

1993

1993 - 1994

Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, US

Fellow

Work Experience

2006

2006 - 2014

Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Consultant Anesthesiologist
1998

1998 - 1998

King Fahad National Guard Hospital, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Consultant Anesthesiologist
1998

1998 - 2006

King Fahad National Guard Hospital, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Consultant Anesthesiologist
1996

1996 - 1998

University of Mississippi, Jackson, Mississippi, US

Director of Cardiac Anesthesia; Attending Physician; Assistant Professor
1995

1995 - 1996

University of Mississippi, Jackson, Mississippi, US

Assistant Professor; Attending Physician
1994

1994 - 1995

University of Mississippi, Jackson, Mississippi, US

Instructor; Attending Physician

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